What size bolt fits the Q/R on a raleigh folder?
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What size bolt fits the Q/R on a raleigh folder?
Hey-- all you Raliegh folding twenty owners out there: What size bolt (incl. thread count etc.) fits in place of the quick release on the down tube of the folding twenty? I would like to replace the q/r with a bolt for some street locking security here in NYC and for travel to foreign cities. It seems to be neither metric or english! Thanks!
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Look again: It is a standard English UNC thread. I'm not rushing down to my Twenty to take it apart and measure the thread but I remember taking the original Raleigh QR in my pocket to Home Depot and picking a nice stainless steel socket head cap screw out of the bin with the same thread and enough length to file away a portion just like the original. Also reference Little Pixels photo collection. I think he has a pic of a modified bolt he made. Mine looks the same. Take care of it, you don't need our help. GR
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Originally Posted by randya
there are no 'quick releases' on a Raleigh 20
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My Raleigh Twenty site | foldr : A flickr pool | #6460, #5632 & #3407 on the fixedgeargallery
My Raleigh Twenty site | foldr : A flickr pool | #6460, #5632 & #3407 on the fixedgeargallery
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Thanks for the replies and the excellent illustration Little Pixel. My Q/R (for lack of a better name) has, really, no "active" (threads in the "B" top part of your illustration) because of a washer-- but works fine with just the lower threads engaged.
Will seach the nuts and bolts bin here for the right bolt.
Will seach the nuts and bolts bin here for the right bolt.
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Originally Posted by randya
there are no 'quick releases' on a Raleigh 20